Violence Intensifies as Cyprus Village Burns in Six Hour Battle
In Cyprus a Turkish Cypriot village Ayios Sozomenos burned after Greek Cypriots accused Turks of ambush. Seven Turkish Cypriots and four Greek Cypriots died in the heaviest fighting since Christmas clashes. British forces secured a cease fire as bodies lay in the streets and a Turkish woman recalled the attack. The American presence on Cyprus remained cautious with threats and arson targeting U.S. property.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Ayios Sozomenos
Athienou
Ayios Sozomenas
Associated Press
Ershen Hassan
Navy cargo plane crash near Long Island kills six
A four engine C54 from Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, crashed near Peconic River Airport in rain, eight aboard, six died and two survivors in critical condition at Central Suffolk Hospital. Dead are Capt. Morris, Cmdr. Baker, Lt. Able, mechanics Seitz and Caldwell, and Lt. Ralph of the Naval Reserve. Navy investigates. FAA says no distress signals were received.
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Calverton
N.Y
Navy
Central Suffolk Hospital
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
N.M
Peconic River
Long Island
Federal Aviation Agency
Centrol Tower
Kyle H. Morris
Robert J. Baker
Allen Able
N. R. Seitz
R. W Caldwell
Kirtland Afb
Stevens E. Ralph
U.S. Naval Reserve
North Island Naval Base
Calif
Four Syracuse students rescued from Mount Madison
Four University of Syracuse climbers stranded since Saturday were pulled from mile-high Mount Madison after a violent storm with 100 mile per hour winds. Rescue teams spotted them by plane and telescopes, with a Navy helicopter plucking them to safety and delivering the ground crew. The four are Peter Bradford, Robert Koppe, Peter Catelli, and Craig Fournier.
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Mount Washington
Perience
Robert Koppe
Peter
Syracuse University
Bradford
Peter Capelli
Craig Fournier
N.H
Mount Madison
White Mountains
University of Syracuse
Peter Bradford
Syracuse
Massapequa Park
N.Y
Peter Catelli
Rouses Point
Tonawanda
U.S. Forest Service
Glen House Ski Lodge
Brunswick
Naval Air Station
Navy
Second Witness Oswalds Mother Set to Testify
Marguerite Oswald 56 will testify at closed assassination hearings Monday arguing no one saw Lee fire the gun. Chief Justice Earl Warren said Marina Oswald identified the rifle linked to the Dallas killing. Oswald allegedly used the name A Hidell in New Orleans last summer.
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Washington
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Marguerite ‘Oswald
Lee
Leven-Man
A. Hidell
New
Orleans
Newlywed couple slain by thrill killer near San Diego
Navy radioman Swindle and his wife Joyce, both 19 from Jasper Alabama, were found shot on a cliffside beach path near the Pacific. Police say the motive is unclear with a possible robbery link, while the killer perched on a ledge and fired five shots under a moonless night. The couple married Jan 18 and had recently honeymooned nearby.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Johnny Ray Swindle
Joyce
Jasper
Ala
Ed de Bolt
William Schenck
Pacific Ocean
Swindle
Humphrey
Legislative Branch
Miss Mariajuice
Smith
Congressional Institute
Miss Smith
Tension Grows in Alabama
In Tuskegee and nearby Notasulga tensions rise over desegregation and protests. About 30 Tuskegee Institute students staged a quiet campus march as white boycotts press Shorter High School desegregation. Officials rejected a parade permit. Notasulga High School remains segregated under federal orders amid repairs to a water works plant.
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Notasulga
Shorter
Tuskegee Institute
S. Bertrand Phillips
Notasulga High
James Rea
Notasulga High School
Budget Cut Hurts Pennsylvania Historical Plans
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission says Scranton’s budget for 1964 65 is starved and will hamper opening the William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives in Harrisburg and restoring Old Economy at Ambridge while completing Drake Weil Museum at Titusville The commission urges increases to support new museums restorations and tourism potential as speaker hearings close on the budget proposals with key dates pending action by lawmakers.
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Harrisburg
Stevens
House
Senate
Appropriations
Blaine C. Hocker
Dauphin
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Public Instruction
Historical and Museum Commission
William Pent
Pennsylvania
Measles Threat Grows Across New York State
The State Health Department reports German measles reaching epidemic proportions in New York with 2,643 cases in the state last month. Dr. Robert Albrecht warns it endangers women in early pregnancy as the virus can impair fetal development. Upstate reports 1,202 new cases and New York City 1,441. January is record-setting since 1958.
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Albany
N.Y
State Health Department
New York
Robert Albrecht
Department
Office of Epidemiology
Albrecht
Upstate
New Yok City
New York City
Senate Set To Approve 11.6 Billion Tax Cut Bill
The Senate appeared ready to give final approval to an 11.6 billion tax cut plan with broad relief for individuals and corporations. Key hurdles included a spending ceiling amendment from Sen. McClellan and changes to corporate stock options. Amendments on oil and gas depletion allowances and sick pay tax exclusion were debated, with compromises urged by AFL-CIO and administration allies.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
John J. Williams
R-Del
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Afl-Cio
House
Delaying Tactics Loom in Civil Rights Bill Fight
Southerners threaten unpleasant actions if debate on the 10 part civil rights bill is cut off. Rep Howard W Smith warns delaying tactics may be used while Rep Charles Halleck seeks a noon to Saturday timetable. The clash centers on equal job opportunity for Negroes and potential federal funding cuts for discriminatory programs.
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Washington
House
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Jalleck
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Halleck
Williams
Longshoremen threaten boycott over wheat export to USSR
AFL-CIO official threatens 55,000 Longshoremen would refuse to load Continental Grain Co. wheat unless more U.S. ships are used. He denounces foreign-flag vessels dealing with the enemy and urges action at a Maritime Administration hearing. Continenal cites insufficient U.S. ships to meet February March shipments under the 50 percent rule.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Boylcott
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen's Association
Maritime Administration
Gleason
Executive Council
Continental
Landis Stovall
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Chicago
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Jacob K
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R-N.y
House Rules Committee
Enid Senate
Afl-Ciq
Alabama
Tuskegee, Ala
Bill Speed
Cornell Lewis
St. Clair Shores
Mich
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